The 2023 men’s NCAA Division III tournament kicks off March 3, with 64 teams battling it out to earn the title of national champion. Here are the teams in the Oshkosh regional:

UWO: Oshkosh’s last appearance in the tournament came in 2022, when the Titans lost to Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) in the second round of the tournament. UWO’s best finish came in 2019 when they were crowned National Champions. UWO was selected as an at-large team into the tournament. Oshkosh captured the regular season Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) title after going 13-1 in conference play. In their last game, UWO fell to UW-Whitewater in the championship game of the WIAC tournament. Oshkosh will be led by senior forward Levi Borchert who is averaging 15.5 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. Borchert, who has 15 double-doubles this season and is shooting 54.9% from the floor, led the WIAC in rebounding and was fifth in scoring this season.

Fontbonne University (Missouri): The Griffins’ last time in tournament was in 2009, when they lost in first round to Wheaton College (Illinois). Fontbonne is 0-4 all time in the tournament, never making it out of the first round. The Griffins come into the tournament riding a four-game win streak, defeating Webster University (Missouri) 55-49 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) tournament championship game, giving Fontbonne an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They went 10-4 in the SLIAC regular season, sharing the regular season crown with Webster. The Griffins will be led by senior guard Caden Clark who averages 13.6 points per game and shoots 40.4% from the field. 

Hope College (Michigan): Hope’s best finish in the tournment came when the Flying Dutchmen were runners-up in 1996 and 1998. Last season, Hope lost to Wheaton in the first round of the tournament. Hope enters the tournament on a six-game win streak, defeating Calvin University (Michigan) 61-54 in the Michigan Intercolligate Athletic Associsation (MIAA) tournament championship game to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Hope went 10-4 in the MIAA regular season, finishing third in the conference. The Flying Dutchmen will be led by senior guard Evan Thomas, who averages 15.9 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game, shooting 43.9% from the field. 

Bethany Lutheran College (Minnesota): This marks the third time the Vikings have been in the tournament, falling in the first round in 2020. The team’s best finish came in 2018, when Bethany Lutheran won their opening game for the Viking’s lone tournament win. Bethany Lutheran goes into the tournament riding a five-game winning streak, defeating UW-Superior 93-75 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) tournament championship game to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The Vikings went 12-2 in the UMAC regular season, securing the regular season title. Bethany Lutheran will be led by sophomore guard Drew Sagedahl, who averages 17.6 points per game, shooting 41.3% from behind the arc.

The 2023 women’s NCAA Division III tournament also kicks off March 3, with a field of 64 schools needing to win six games to be crowned champions of Division III. Here are the teams in the Ada, Ohio, regional:

UWO: This will be Oshkosh’s 17th appearance in the NCAA tournament, most recently falling to UW-Whitewater in the Elite Eight last season. UWO’s best finish in the tournament came in 1996 when the Titans went a perfect 6-0 to claim the national championship. The Titans go into the game coming off a loss to UW-Whitewater in the semifinals of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament. UWO finished the regular season 8-6 in the WIAC, tied for fourth place with UW-La Crosse. Oshkosh will be led by junior forward Kayce Vaile, who averages 10.6 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game. Senior point guard Ava Douglas enters the tournament averaging 9.3 points per game while shooting 45.1% from the floor. Alongside Douglas will be senior shooting guard Jenna Jorgensen, who averages 9.2 points per game and leads the team with 42 3-pointers made while shooting 30% from behind the arc.

Washington and Lee University (Virginia): The Generals will be making their fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament this season and have never progressed past the opening round. Last year, Washington and Lee fell to New York University in the first round of the tournament.    The Generals enter the tournament on a seven-game winning streak, defeating Shenandoah University (Virginia) 73-57 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championship, earning Washington and Lee an automatic bid into the tournament. The Generals went 16-2 in the ODAC, earning them the regular-season title. The Generals will be led by freshman forward Mary Schleusner, who averages 14.1 points per game and 11.5 points per game while shooting 46% from the field. In her last game, Schleusner scored 30 points and grabbing 19 rebounds.

Ohio Northern University: The Polar Bears will be making their first appearance in the tournament since the 2016-17 season when they advanced to the Elite Eight for their best performance in the “Big Dance” in school history. ONU claimed their spot in this year’s tournament with a victory against Marietta College (Ohio) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) tournament championship game. ONU went 15-3 in conference play to secure the OAC regular season crown. The Polar Bears will be led by Brynn Serbin, who averages 15.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 43.1% from the floor.

Berea College (Kentucky): The Mountaineers will make their second appearance in the NCAA tournament in school history this season. Back in 2020, Berea fell to Illinois Wesleyan University in the first round of the tournament. The Mountaineers come into the tournament on a six-game winning streak, taking down Piedmont University in the Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) tournament championship game. The Mountaineers will be led by junior guard Aaliyah Hampton, who averages 14.5 points per game and leads the team with 56 steals.